Help, breakfast has become boring!

[tiggerlover]

I need some breakfast ideas because my current breakfast routine is boring me to tears. For those on WW, I like to keep my breakfast under 5 points and would love to have some new ideas. Usually for breakfast I will eat Whole Wheat Eggo's or Lite White bread with peanut butter and sometimes I will have a bowl of cereal, but not often because it doesn't hold me long enough. I have tried Egg Beaters too, but I am getting tired of them. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

 

[anniet]

Don't know if you have it in Italy, but Kashi Go Lean Crunch is awesome 3 points for a cup, but a cup is a lot- since it's high in protein and fiber it holds me longer than most cereals. I also have used breakfast cereal bars, special K is 2 points, but they don't hold me long. One of my fav's though is to take 4 oz. cottage cheese and mix with 4 oz. of low-fat lite yogurt.

It's filling, got a good dose of protein and is 3 points. You could add some berries or other fruit to it too! Oatmeal and a big cup of tea is a great one too. The tea expands the oatmeal to make you feel fuller longer.

Hope some of those appeal to you!

 

[TigH]

OATMEAL OATMEAL OATMEAL! I don't know how many points it is, but add some dried fruit (tbsp raisins or dried cranberries) and it tastes YUM-YUMMITY! I also like it with half a banana smashed in!

I don't suppose you have any English Muffins over there, do you? Maybe you can come up with a low-point Egg McMuffin?

I hated oatmeal, but that's because I was using instant. I like the real kind that you have to simmer for like 10 minutes. I also found some great whole grain cereals too. Oatmeal or a multi grain cereal with raisins is my favorite breakfast now and I am FULL for hours after I eat it!

Good luck, Debbi!

 

[ahutton]

The ZonePerfect bars taste very good and I would not expect they are very high point values. They keep me full until lunch. Also, oatmeal with a scoop of vanilla protein powder gives it enough punch to hold me too. I believe you can get them from Hi-Health's web site and they will ship them over.

 

[nicolep91]

Another oatmeal eater here! I don't mind the instant, but I prefer to make it myself. I usually add some cinnamon, a little brown sugar and some chopped walnuts. Very good and always holds me over longer than any other breakfast food.

I also like Wonder Lite wheat bread with low fat peanut butter, honey and wheat germ sprinkled on top (lots of fiber and filling too). That and 1/2 c. of low fat yogurt is a good breakfast on-the-go.

 

[TandyR]

I second the Kashi Go Lean the combo of protien and high fiber a 1/2 cup stays with me all morning. Also I like 1 point English Muffins, 1/4 cup egg beater and 2% cheese and I make my own version of an Egg McMuffin. Since the english muffin is high fiber and the egg beater is protein it also sticks with me all morning. Sometimes I do fresh fruit and yogart, but there isn't enough fiber in it to keep me full all morning so I need to plan a mid morning snack.

-Tandy

 

[tiggerlover]

Thanks for the ideas! I am curious about the oatmeal gang, I made it once from a canister of Quaker Oats and they were horrible, perhaps I am not doing it right. I do buy the instant for DS, it is his favorite breakfast, but I am not sure the instant is for me.

I will check my store tomorrow for the Kashi Go Lean, but being at a military installation store, I doubt they will have it. I already checked for the lite English Muffins, but no go on those, just the regular stuff. Our store is very limited in what it can carry.

I'll pass on the cottage cheese and breakfast bars, I don't really care for them, but thanks for the suggestions.

Anyone else have some suggestions, I am going shopping in the morning.

 

[anniet]

Tiggerlover make sure the box says "Go Lean CRUNCH" or you'll think you are eating cardboard!!!!! Go lean Crunch has a cinnamon flavor to it.

Also I was never a big cottage cheese fan either, but when I learned to mix it with yogurt it actually became much more palatable for me.

 

[Debbie]

I hate oatmeal, can't stand the smell, taste or texture. It makes me gag BUT I will make it in the microwave for my kiddos. (Well, I used to, they can make their own, now!

In a microwaveable bowl, I use .25 c Quaker Oats (or the no-name stuff DH buys), add .5 c water (not boiling!), nuke it for a minute 10 seconds, add milk, sugar and voila. They are happy and I'm not ill!

Oh, and my kids don't normally like the instant because they are just tooooooo sweet. HTH!

 

[RaySharpton]

Maybe they have some menu ideas on the WW web site.

I just wanted to say you can do it.

God bless, best wishes, and encouragement, RaySharpton

 

[nicolep91]

How I make oatmeal -

I pretty much follow the directions on the box (I like the Old Fashioned Quaker Oats better than the Quick for some reason). For the liquid, I use 1/2 water and 1/2 skim milk because I like the creaminess the milk gives but I don't want the extra calories of using all milk. I add 1 T. brown sugar (more or less to taste), about a teaspoon of cinnamon. Bring to a boil and then add your oats. Cook until tender but not too thick (remember it will thicken upon standing and you don't want it gummy). I then add 1 T. chopped walnuts or sometimes I add raisins or dried cranberries if I don't have walnuts. I usually don't have to add any extra milk to it.

Hope that helps! There are a lot of different recipes out there. I have one somewhere for the microwave with crushed pineapple that is pretty good. Let me know if you're interested and I'll post it.

 

[ohMom]

are usually:

2/3 c raisin bran with 1/2 c milk, preferably vanilla soy milk
sometimes topped with sliced strawberries

low pt english muffin or 1/2 bagel with FF cream cheese

ham and FF cream cheese roll-up (good with flavored cream cheese, you could probably flavor on your own?)

Vanilla Light-n-Fit yogurt with berries (fresh or frozen)

Egg beaters omelet with any veggies (onion, mushrooms, broccoli) and low pt toast

blueberry muffin (see WW recipe thread)

 

[geetey]

Hey, Deb!
I don't have anything to add to the suggestions above (I am a cereal or pb on toast kind of girl) but I did just pick up some of the Kasha Go Lean Crunch at the grocery store. Can food products be mailed internationally? If so, let me know and I will send you a box.

 

[tiggerlover]

Ray, can anyone use the WW web site or just paying members?

Nicole, thanks for the oatmeal tips, I will have to try it out again. It will have to wait, I bought the nuts and the brown sugar and silly me forgot the oats!!

My shopping trip was a bust, I couldn't find the Kashi Go Lean Crunch, they only had regular Kashi. And the one point muffins were non-existent. I did find some wheat english muffins for two points so they will have to do.

OhMom, the ham roll up sounds good, I will have to try that. How many points are they?

Oh Terry, if you could send me some I would be happy to pay you! You are so sweet.

Thanks so much for you help gang, I knew I could count on you all!

 

[ohMom]

it depends on the ham and cream cheese, sorry I just usually do a quick figuring with the ham but I think it's around 2 pts for ham and 1 pt for cream cheese.

 

[Laurajean1014]

One slice of ham is 3 points and the cream cheese is 1:

Careful points can sneak up.

 

[bunnyfoo]

How about making a fruit salad? I like the Eggo waffles too! I top mine with vanilla yogurt mixed with fruit. I also make breakfast tortillas sometimes ... I make an omlette with 1 egg and 1 egg white, vegetables (onions, peppers etc), 1 slice low fat cheese and top it off with salsa.

 

[tiggerlover]

Originally posted by nicolep91
How I make oatmeal -

I pretty much follow the directions on the box (I like the Old Fashioned Quaker Oats better than the Quick for some reason). For the liquid, I use 1/2 water and 1/2 skim milk because I like the creaminess the milk gives but I don't want the extra calories of using all milk. I add 1 T. brown sugar (more or less to taste), about a teaspoon of cinnamon. Bring to a boil and then add your oats. Cook until tender but not too thick (remember it will thicken upon standing and you don't want it gummy). I then add 1 T. chopped walnuts or sometimes I add raisins or dried cranberries if I don't have walnuts. I usually don't have to add any extra milk to it.

Hope that helps! There are a lot of different recipes out there. I have one somewhere for the microwave with crushed pineapple that is pretty good. Let me know if you're interested and I'll post it.

Thanks Nicole, I made this just a little while ago and it is really yummy. The only difference is I added a package of Equal. Thanks again!

 

[nicolep91]

Great!! I'm glad you liked it.

Sounds pretty good to me right now too!